exovssearcharr
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | searcharr | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #51 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 48 087 | 304 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +452 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 1 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v3.4.0 · 8 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 49/100 for searcharr, so it is the safer default.
exo ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for searcharr.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; searcharr needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+452 stars in 30 days).
exo details →searcharr details →